On the far western edge of Clayoquot Sound lies the Sydney River Valley, a fully intact rainforest watershed at the head of Sydney Inlet. In 2024, after years of advocacy, much of the watershed was permanently…
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sydney-valley-clayoquot-sound-bc-1.jpg13652048TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2025-07-07 16:28:012025-07-07 16:28:43Photos: Sydney River Valley – Clayoquot Sound
History was made in Clayoquot Sound one year ago with the most significant expansion of old-growth protection in decades, when the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation declared the protection of 760 km2 of land in 10 new conservancies.
Ancient Forest Alliance photographer TJ Watt's award-winning image of a giant old-growth cedar on Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound was also featured in The Guardian alongside the other winning images from the Earth Photo 2024 contest.
A photograph of a solitary man walking along terraces in China, rust-red rivers in Alaska and a gargantuan western red cedar are among the winning images of the Earth Photo 2024 competition. The award – created in 2018 by Forestry England, the UK’s Royal Geographic Society and visual arts consultancy Parker Harris – aims to showcase the beauty of our planet, as well as the threats it is facing, from climate change to toxic pollution.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Flores-Island-Tyson-CNN-1.jpg13652048TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2024-06-24 13:20:412024-06-24 13:22:07CNN: Striking photos show how our planet is changing – for better and for worse
An image of a massive western red cedar towering over an Ahousaht hereditary leader has won an award in the Royal Geographical Society’s Earth Photo 2024 competition. Titled Flores Island Cedar, the photo shows Tyson Atleo standing at the base of a western red cedar that’s estimated to be more than 1,000 years old.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Flores-Island-Cedar-TJ-Watt.jpg13652048TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2024-06-24 10:58:542024-06-24 10:58:54Times Colonist: Photo of old-growth cedar tree on Flores Island wins international award
Ancient Forest Alliance Photographer TJ Watt awarded Royal Geographical Society Earth Photo 2024 prize for Image of the Enormous Tree in Clayoquot Sound, Canada, featured on CNN and in The Guardian. The award coincides with the largest old-growth protected areas victory in decades announced earlier this week in Clayoquot Sound.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Flores-Island-Cedar-TJ-Watt.jpg13652048TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2024-06-21 10:00:262024-06-21 10:00:26Photo of Giant Old-Growth Cedar Wins Prestigious International Award
New plan from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, aided by the BC and federal governments, signals a shift in Indigenous-led conservation across the province
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Salmon-5.jpeg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2023-11-29 12:37:142023-11-29 17:03:21The Globe & Mail: ‘Salmon parks’ in traditional First Nations territory aim to save habitats by stopping old-growth logging
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